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speak highly

speak highly verb: to praise.

Verb

speak highly (third-person singular simple present speaks highly, present participle speaking highly, simple past and past participle spoke highly)

  1. To praise.
    • He spoke highly of her work.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:speak highly.

Forms of speak highly

third-person singular presentspeaks highly
present participlespeaking highly
past participlespoke highly
pastspoke highly

Questions about speak highly

What does speak highly mean?
Speak highly means to praise.
What part of speech is speak highly?
Speak highly is a verb.
What is the past tense of speak highly?
The past tense of speak highly is spoke highly.

Words near speak highly in the dictionary

  1. speak as one finds
  2. speak by the card
  3. speak down to
  4. speak for
  5. speak for oneself
  6. speak highly
  7. speak ill of
  8. speak in circles
  9. speak in dollars
  10. speak in terms
  11. speak in tongues

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